It makes the best brown rice youve ever tastedand its so easy.

It shows up in my family meal plan several times a week.

Despite my well-known affectionfor rice, I rarely make brown rice.

Alton Brown and a bowl of brown rice

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Mostly, its because it’s harder to cook than other varieties.

My experiences with brown rice have tended toward a baffling combination of crunchy and soggy.

In one simple recipe, he turns what I thought I knew about rice cooking on its head.

Brown rice in a bowl

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Meanwhile, pour 1 1/2 cups of brown rice into an eight-inch square casserole dish.

Then just pop it in the oven and set a timer for one hour.

), youll be rewarded with a bed of perfectly cooked grains.

All you have to do is fluff with a fork and serve.

Rather than a square eight-inch casserole dish, I used a 10x8-inch one with no noticeable difference.

What Im saying is…

I subconsciously tried to botch this method and I still couldnt mess it up.

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